[Grml] manual grml to hd - read only root fs

[T o n g]

Hi,

I did a simple

rsync -aHSx --devices --specials / $new_os_mnt/

instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still mounted
read only.

what's the trick to turn rsync'ed grml hd image into a normal system,
which mounts root fs rw, and mounts other fstab entries as well?

Thanks

[Jason White]

Post by T o n g
I did a simple
rsync -aHSx --devices --specials / $new_os_mnt/
instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still mounted
read only.

Do you have an entry for the root file system in its /etc/fstab file? If not,
the root file system will never be mounted read/write.

For example

/dev/sda1 / ext3 defaults 0 1

substituting the correct device for /dev/sda1 and the correct file system type
(of necessary) for ext3.

You can also use a volume label or UUID instead of a device name, which is
useful if you start moving drives around.

[T o n g]

Thanks for the respond, Jason.

Post by Jason White

Post by T o n g
instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still
mounted read only.

Do you have an entry for the root file system in its /etc/fstab file? If
not, the root file system will never be mounted read/write.

Yes, I have. And I have other fstab entries as well, which are all not
mounted.

PS. I've removed /etc/grml_cd file.

Thanks

[T o n g]

Thanks for the respond, Jason.

Post by Jason White

Post by T o n g
instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still
mounted read only.

Do you have an entry for the root file system in its /etc/fstab file? If
not, the root file system will never be mounted read/write.

Yes, I have. And I have other fstab entries as well, which are all not
mounted.

PS. I've removed /etc/grml_cd file.

Thanks

[T o n g]

Thanks for the respond, Jason.

Post by Jason White

Post by T o n g
instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still
mounted read only.

Do you have an entry for the root file system in its /etc/fstab file? If
not, the root file system will never be mounted read/write.

Yes, I have. And I have other fstab entries as well, which are all not
mounted.

PS. I've removed /etc/grml_cd file.

Thanks

[T o n g]

Hi,

I did a simple

rsync -aHSx --devices --specials / $new_os_mnt/

instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still mounted
read only.

what's the trick to turn rsync'ed grml hd image into a normal system,
which mounts root fs rw, and mounts other fstab entries as well?

Thanks

[Jason White]

Post by T o n g
I did a simple
rsync -aHSx --devices --specials / $new_os_mnt/
instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still mounted
read only.

Do you have an entry for the root file system in its /etc/fstab file? If not,
the root file system will never be mounted read/write.

For example

/dev/sda1 / ext3 defaults 0 1

substituting the correct device for /dev/sda1 and the correct file system type
(of necessary) for ext3.

You can also use a volume label or UUID instead of a device name, which is
useful if you start moving drives around.

[T o n g]

Hi,

I did a simple

rsync -aHSx --devices --specials / $new_os_mnt/

instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still mounted
read only.

what's the trick to turn rsync'ed grml hd image into a normal system,
which mounts root fs rw, and mounts other fstab entries as well?

Thanks

[Jason White]

Post by T o n g
I did a simple
rsync -aHSx --devices --specials / $new_os_mnt/
instead of grml2hd. All seems fine just that the root fs is still mounted
read only.

Do you have an entry for the root file system in its /etc/fstab file? If not,
the root file system will never be mounted read/write.

For example

/dev/sda1 / ext3 defaults 0 1

substituting the correct device for /dev/sda1 and the correct file system type
(of necessary) for ext3.

You can also use a volume label or UUID instead of a device name, which is
useful if you start moving drives around.